Responding to Israel/Palestine
SAYDER 2024
MA NISHTANA. How have we changed since last year’s Seder? Since October 7th? Can we engage in difficult conversations about our differences - with respect, love, and commitment to all people’s liberation? Lead by Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie & the Lab/Shul Ritual Team, featuring special guest Aliza Kline from One Table.
Zen Shabbat 5784
ManhattanA shared experience of sacred space and time, harmonizing Jewish and Zen traditions in the celebration of Sabbath spirit. We dedicate this month’s ritual to Springtime’s welcome and all the ways with which we can bring more peace and healing to the world.
SAYDER 2024
AVADIM HAYINU. What stories of collective hardship are we bringing to the Seder table this year? What parts of the Passover story would you want to highlight, as we wish to transform from hurting to healing? Led by Rabbi Amichai & the Lab/Shul Ritual Team featuring special guests Jon Adam Ross and Zhailon Levingston from the Inheritance Theater Project.
SAYDER 2024
DAYENU. How do we say "ENOUGH ALREADY" to stop the tragic cycle of oppression and violence as we commit to repair? What are hopeful narratives, voices and choices that help chart a better path at this time? Led by Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie & the Lab/Shul Ritual Team, featuring special guests Jo Kent Katz & Rebekka Goldsmith.
SAYDER 2024
L’SHANA HA'BAA. Next Year! The Seder ends with a hopeful intention - next year in Jerusalem, the symbolic city of peace. What is next in our individual and collective vision for hope and change? What can each of us commit to in the coming year to bring about a better, kinder, and more just world? Led by Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie & the Lab/Shul Ritual Team, featuring special guests Libby Lenkinski, Mushon Zer-Aviv, and David Broza.
Wrestling with October 7 and its Aftermath – with Ansche Chesed
ManhattanOutstanding Jewish thinkers will come together to talk about Jewish communal responses to October 7, the role of Zionism for Diaspora Jewry, the role of “Jewish Progressives”, and how we should think about prayer in a time of war.
Yom Hazikaron Across Brooklyn
Make a Wish: Marking Israel’s 76th Birthday (+ Rabbi Amichai’s Birthday)
ManhattanLab/Shul Partners are invited for an intimate event of songs and stories of our diverse relationships with Israel, with wishes and prayers for more peaceful futures for all its people.